Multiple Choice Questions in Class VIII for the Chapter 6 –The Parliamentary System: Legislature and Executive in Subject Social Science(CIVICs)
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Multiple
Choice Questions:
1. India has
which type of legislature at the Union level?
a) Unicameral
b) Bicameral
c) Federal
d) Confederal
Ans: b)
Bicameral
2. The two
Houses of the Indian Parliament are:
a) Lok Sabha and
Vidhan Sabha
b) Rajya
Sabha and Vidhan Parishad
c) Lok Sabha
and Rajya Sabha
d) President and
Lok Sabha
Ans: c)
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
3. Who
is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha?
a) Vice-President
b) Prime Minister
c) Speaker
d) President
Ans: c)
Speaker
4. Who is the
ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
a) Prime Minister
b) President of India
c) Vice-President of
India
d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Ans: c)
Vice-President of India
5. The maximum
strength of the Lok Sabha is:
a) 500
b) 525
c) 543
d) 552
Ans: d)
552
6. The current
strength of elected members in the Lok Sabha is:
a) 545
b) 543
c) 550
d) 552
Ans: b)
543
7. How many
nominated members are there in the Lok Sabha?
a) 2
b) 5
c) 10
d) 12
Ans: a)
2
8. The maximum
strength of the Rajya Sabha is:
a) 245
b) 250
c) 275
d) 300
Ans: b)
250
9. How many
nominated members are there in the Rajya Sabha?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 15
d) 20
Ans: b)
12
10. Members of
Rajya Sabha are elected for a term of:
a) 4 years
b) 5 years
c) 6 years
d) 7 years
Ans: c)
6 years
11. One-third
of the Rajya Sabha members retire after every:
a) 1 year
b) 2 years
c) 3 years
d) 5 years
Ans: b)
2 years
12. Money Bills can
be introduced only in the:
a) Rajya Sabha
b) Lok Sabha
c) Either House
d) State Assemblies
Ans: b)
Lok Sabha
13. Who
decides whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not?
a) Prime Minister
b) Finance Minister
c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
d) President of India
Ans: c)
Speaker of Lok Sabha
14. Who
addresses the first session of Parliament after general elections?
a) Prime Minister
b) Vice-President
c) President
d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Ans: c)
President
15. The Prime
Minister is appointed by:
a) Lok Sabha
b) Rajya Sabha
c) President
d) Chief Justice of India
Ans: c)
President
16. The Council of
Ministers is collectively responsible
to:
a) President
b) Lok Sabha
c) Rajya Sabha
d) Judiciary
Ans: b)
Lok Sabha
17. The
minimum age to become a member of Lok Sabha is:
a) 18 years
b) 21 years
c) 25 years
d) 30 years
Ans: c)
25 years
18. The
minimum age to become a member of Rajya Sabha is:
a) 18 years
b) 21 years
c) 25 years
d) 30 years
Ans: d)
30 years
19. Who
presides over a joint sitting of Parliament?
a) President
b) Vice-President
c) Prime Minister
d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Ans: d)
Speaker of Lok Sabha
20. Which
House of Parliament is called the “House of the People”?
a) Rajya Sabha
b) Lok Sabha
c) Both Houses
d) Legislative Assembly
Ans: b)
Lok Sabha
21. Which
House of Parliament is known as the “Council of States”?
a) Lok Sabha
b) Rajya Sabha
c) State Assemblies
d) Legislative Councils
Ans: b)
Rajya Sabha
22. A Minister
who is not a member of Parliament must get elected within:
a) 3 months
b) 6 months
c) 9 months
d) 1 year
Ans: b)
6 months
23. Who has
the power to dissolve the Lok Sabha?
a) Speaker
b) Prime Minister
c) President
d) Vice-President
Ans: c)
President
24. Who holds
the real executive power in India?
a) President
b) Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
d) Judiciary
Ans: b)
Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
25. The tenure
of Lok Sabha is:
a) 4 years
b) 5 years
c) 6 years
d) Until dissolved
Ans: b)
5 years
26. The
Cabinet is a part of:
a) Judiciary
b) Executive
c) Legislature
d) Opposition
Ans: b)
Executive
27. The Prime
Minister is described as the:
a) Head of State
b) Head of the Cabinet
c) Titular head of India
d) Ceremonial head
Ans: b)
Head of the Cabinet
28. A Bill
becomes a law in India only after it receives:
a) Speaker’s approval
b) President’s assent
c) Prime Minister’s approval
d) Supreme Court’s approval
Ans: b)
President’s assent
29. Which body
controls public expenditure in India?
a) Rajya Sabha
b) Lok Sabha
c) Parliament
d) Judiciary
Ans: c)
Parliament
30. The
Parliamentary form of government in India is borrowed from:
a) USA
b) UK
c) France
d) Germany
Ans: b)
UK
True
/ False:
1.
India has a unicameral legislature at the Union level.
– False
2.
The Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of
Rajya Sabha. – True
3.
The Speaker of Lok Sabha presides over its meetings.
– True
4.
Money Bills can be introduced in Rajya Sabha. – False
5.
The President is the nominal head of the Indian state.
– True
6.
The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to
the Rajya Sabha. – False
7.
The maximum strength of Rajya Sabha is 250. – True
8.
The Lok Sabha can be dissolved, but Rajya Sabha is
permanent. – True
9.
Prime Minister holds real executive power in India.
– True
10. Parliament
has no role in controlling government expenditure. – False
Fill
in the blanks:
1.
The ______ is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha.
– Speaker
2.
The Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of
______. – Rajya Sabha
3.
The maximum strength of Lok Sabha is ______. – 552
4.
Money Bills can only be introduced in the ______. – Lok Sabha
5.
The minimum age to contest Lok Sabha elections is ______
years. – 25
6.
A joint sitting of Parliament is presided over by the
______. – Speaker of Lok
Sabha
7.
The real executive authority in India rests with the
______. – Prime Minister and
Council of Ministers
8.
Members of Rajya Sabha are elected for ______ years.
– 6
9.
The Indian parliamentary system is borrowed from the
______. – UK
10. Parliament
exercises control over the executive through ______. – Question Hour
Match
the Following:
1.
Lok Sabha –
(a) Presiding officer of Lok Sabha
2.
Rajya Sabha –
(b) House of the People
3.
Speaker –
(c) Head of Council of Ministers
4.
Vice-President –
(d) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
5.
Prime Minister –
(e) Council of States
Ans: 1
→ b, 2 → e, 3 → a, 4 → d, 5 → c
Assertion–Reasoning:
1.
Assertion (A): The Lok Sabha is more powerful than the Rajya Sabha.
Reason (R): Money Bills can only be introduced in the Lok Sabha.
- a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A
- b) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A
- c) A is true, R is false
- d) Both are false
Ans: a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A
2.
Assertion (A): The Rajya Sabha is a permanent body.
Reason (R): One-third of its members retire every two years.
- a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A
- b) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A
- c) A is true, R is false
- d) Both are false
Ans: a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A
3.
Assertion (A): The President of India is the real executive authority.
Reason (R): The President makes all decisions in the government.
- a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A
- b) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A
- c) A is true, R is false
- d) Both are false
Ans: d) Both are false
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